I'd love to see the evidence for this being the case. Personally I think they'd be on Google rather than Ancient Faces! And surely it's better to keep innocent images like this totally normal rather than making them into some sort of taboo? But I also respect your views, and will leave it to Facebook to judge.

There were professional photographers who set up and photographed scenes and sold their work back then, just as they do now. I imagine there are many copies of this image still gracing walls today. Beautifully nostalgic and sweet pic. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!